- inseminate (v.)
[inseminate 词源字典]
- 1620s, "to cast as seed," from Latin inseminatus, past participle of inseminare "to sow, implant," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + semen (genitive semenis) "seed." Meaning "to impregnate with semen" is attested from 1923. Related: Inseminated; inseminating.[inseminate etymology, inseminate origin, 英语词源]